I. Cost Leadership & Differentiation strategies A/ My perspective on the issue As far as I’m concerned‚ cost leadership and differentiation are the most popular strategies applied in business battlefield. Each has its own pros & cons‚ aims and sticks firmly to companies’ different long-term goals. And here are my brief comparison tables between them : Cost leadership Differentiation Staples Provide customers with standardized products at the lowest prices Provide customers with products having
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1. As CEO of Harley-Davidson I would compare the advantages and disadvantages of using exporting for example giving the market access into a new marking‚ making us able to maximize revenue in a short amount of time. A disadvantage would be being viewed as an outsider making it harder for people to feel comfortable with the product. Joint ventures agree too much faster and less costly access to foreign markets. It also decreases the start up cost to the international partner. A disadvantage of a joint
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Case 16 – Harley Davidson Strategic Audit of a Corporation III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Natural Physical Environment: Sustainability Issues 1. What forces from the natural physical environmental are currently affecting the corporation and the industries in which it competes? Which present current or future threats? Opportunities? a. Climate‚ including global temperature‚ sea level‚ and fresh water availability b. Weather related events‚ such as severe
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Executive Summary Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages for Harley-Davidson of replacing scanners and bar codes with RFID. Compare and contrast the issues of Wal-Mart when they tried to implement RFID in their supply chain. Outline the issues Harley-Davidson will face when they begin using RFID. Develop and present an approximate timetable for the adoption of RFID with specific recommendations about where Harley-Davidson should implement it first. Some of the advantages of using RFID over scanners
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available to a firm: differentiation or cost leadership. Both strategies can be applied either into a focused market or a broad market. Do you agree that these are the only two strategies available? Are they mutually exclusive? Why or why not? Porter’s Generic Strategies Target Scope Advantage Advantage Low Cost Product Uniqueness Broad(Industry Wide) Cost Leadership Strategy Differentiation Strategies Narrow (Market Segment) Focus Strategy(low cost) Focus Strategy(differentiation) Generally
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market whose needs differ somewhat from the larger market. Market segmentation involves four steps: Identifying product-related need sets‚ grouping customers with similar need sets‚ describing each group‚ selecting an attractive segment(s) to serve. The goal is develop a product focused solely on the needs of the segment this will meet the segment’s desires better than a firm whose product or service attempts to meet the needs of multiple segments. Q2. Geographic segmentation- allows us to segment
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Case Analysis Harley Davidson Question 1: What are the strengths and weaknesses of Harley-Davidson? Strengths of Harley-Davidson 1. Strong brand image. Over 110 years‚ Harley-Davidson have created strong brand image in the world. It is not only because of the high quality and performance motorcycles that provides great riding experience‚ but also due to the special life style that it brings to its customers. It also keeps sponsor and hold national and local rallies and activities to enhance
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In 1901‚ a 20-year old William S. Harley drew up plans for a small engine designed for use in a regular pedal-bicycle frame. Over the next two years‚ Harley and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson worked on their motor-bicycle in the Milwaukee machine shop located at the home of their friend‚ Henry Melk. On the year 1903‚ Harley‚ Davidson and Davidson’s brother‚ Walter Davidson‚ finished their first motor-bicycle. Harley and the Davidson brothers tested the power-cycle of their first motor-bicycle
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Case#2 Harley Davidson Case Study Harley-Davidson is an American motorcycle manufacturer with a rich history and cultural tradition. It was founded in 1903 in Milwaukee‚ WI. Around mid-1980’s‚ the company was facing problems with product quality and enlarged global presence‚ hence the management realized the need for an integrated management system that will not only improve the company’s processes but also fit within its budget and enhance its profits. This caused the start of the process to
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Case 5: Harley-Davidson 1. If you where CEO of Harley-Davidson‚ how would you compare the advantages and disadvantages of using exports‚ joint ventures‚ and wholly-owned subsidiaries as ways if expanding international sales? Selling products in different kind of markets is very important to let people know what you are selling. People have get involved with the product. In every part of the world they have their own kind of product‚ but by exporting you can try to convince people. An advantage
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